Far-Right Pastor Slammed After Claiming Kids With Autism Are Actually Demonically Possessed

Christian hate-preacher Greg Locke said this morning that children with autism actually suffer from demon possession. \n\n"Your kid could be demonized and attacked, but your doctor calls it autism."\n\nHe added: "Ain't no such diagnosis in the Bible."pic.twitter.com/Q44WmGKCd7

— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1642965916

As a person with Autism, this causes quite a bit of trauma and self-hate

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I'll take "why I left the church" for 400 alex. I actually had to go through an "exorcism" where they tied me down screamed Bible verses at me and dunked my head in a bucket of water [my main trigger btw] because I got caught playing D&D and MtG and I was "weird" (see: autistic)

— Klunkyman (@Klunkyman) 1643041536

I mean there's no such diagnosis of like... any disease or disorder in the bible...\n\nDoes Greg think EVERYTHING is demon possession?

— Watchmiker (@Watchmiker) 1642970362

But there is a diagnosis in the Bible for a false teacher.https://twitter.com/NappNazworth/status/1452691863564128260\u00a0\u2026

— Napp Nazworth (@Napp Nazworth) 1643041444

Also not included in the Bible:\n\n- The fact that the Earth isn't flat\n- Any facts at all, for that matter\n- Halfway decent storytelling

— Logan Ogden (@Logan Ogden) 1642967849

Also ain't no such diagnoses as "common cold", "lung cancer", or "age-related macular degeneration" in the bible. Does he also doubt that people get the sniffles? Think smoking is safe? Believe that blindness is only caused by divine smite?

— CoffeeWithCreamAndSarcasm (@CoffeeWithCreamAndSarcasm) 1642970441

My son is not demon possessed, no matter what this charlatan says.https://twitter.com/hemantmehta/status/1485332826799149059\u00a0\u2026

— John Scotus (@John Scotus) 1642987495

Children born with any number of physical, emotional, and learning disabilities have value, dignity, and worth based on their being created in God's image. This is antithetical to the Gospel. Greg Locke is a false teacher. Stay away.https://twitter.com/hemantmehta/status/1485332826799149059\u00a0\u2026

— Adam Wyatt. #sbc #patriotism #theology #politics (@Adam Wyatt. #sbc #patriotism #theology #politics) 1643048648

As an undiagnosed autistic kid, I attended a Pentecostal church where they decided that my extreme discomfort with them had to be a symptom of demon possession.\n\nThey swarmed over me.https://twitter.com/hemantmehta/status/1485332826799149059\u00a0\u2026

— Steve Asbell (@Steve Asbell) 1643068006

TW Hatred, eugenics, evil\n\nThe only thing demonic and evil that faces #Autistic people is the evil and contempt shown towards us in the name of not faith in God, but a hateful doctrine of supremacy, manipulation and greed that any person of true faith is against #ActuallyAutistichttps://twitter.com/hemantmehta/status/1485332826799149059\u00a0\u2026

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